Carter Family Recipes

 Thai Seafood Salad: Ingredients

  • 1 bag frozen mixed seafood, thawed and pat dry
  • 1 head butter lettuce, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • juice from 2 limes
  • 4 Tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 small Thai Bird Chili, minced (seeds removed for lesser heat, sissy)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 shallot, thinly sliced
  • 2 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
  • 1/4 cup mint, chopped
  • 1/2 cup cucumber, thinly sliced into half moons
  • 1/ 2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

Preparation

  1. For the dressing, combine the lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, chiles and garlic in a small bowl. Whisk to the sugar dissolves. Set aside, along with the shallots, scallions and herbs.
  2. Heat a grill or saute pan over medium-high. Toss the seafood with a tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil and arrange on the grill in a single layer. Grill for 5 minutes, total.
  3. Toss the grilled seafood with the lime dressing, and toss in the scallions, shallots and herbs. Add the tomatoes and cucumbers. Stir to combine.
  4. Arrange on a bed of lettuce and you’re set.
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One response to “Seriously Hot Thai Seafood Salad”

  1. Steve W Carter Avatar

    We made the salad for lunch today. The seafood mix was disappointing, making it difficult to judge the recipe. I think itnwoikd be better with just shrimp and imitation crab meat.

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